Winners of the 2013 Houston Art Car Parade Announced!

Winners of the 2013 Houston Art Car Parade Announced!

Out of over 270 entries, taking the Mayor's Cup and a $2000 prize was "Big Red," the 2:1 scale VW Baja Bug crafted out of a 1959 Walter Class 1500 ...

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The Houston Art Car Weekend is fantastic, fun, and the Parade is FREE!

The Houston Art Car Weekend is fantastic, fun, and the Parade is FREE!

It is the Largest Art Car Parade in the world! Art Car Weekend is the Orange Show's biggest outreach program, a vehicle for the message that art is an integral ...

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Houston's largest FREE public event needs lots of fuel!

Houston's largest FREE public event needs lots of fuel!

As Houston’s largest free public art event, the parade and all Art Car Weekend events would not be possible without generous help from corporate sponsors, foundation grants, in-kind donations and ...

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Win Tickets to the SOLD OUT Free Press Summer Fest!

Win Tickets to the SOLD OUT Free Press Summer Fest!

Enter our 2013 Houston Art Car Parade Photo Contest for an opportunity to win a pair of Fancy Pants Tickets to Free Press Summer Fest June 1&2!

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history of the art car parade

The Art Car Parade is the highlight of a three-day celebration of the drive to create: Art Car Weekend. But it all began with a donated 1967 Ford staton wagon and $800 worth of paint and plastic fruit. And now, 26 years later, it attracts 250+ vehicles (and other entries) from 23 states, Canada, and Mexico. Learn more about how it all began...read more

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art cars through the years

  • Art Car Party 2007 by eschipul 126
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  • Houston Art Car Parade Schipul Web Design Tendenci Website Photos by Forrest Purser -99
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  • 2012 Houston Art Car Parade
  • Harvey P Car & me - Harrod pic 2012 acp
  • Houston Art Car Parade 2007 by eschipul 2
  • Art Car Party 2007 by eschipul 129
  • Houston Art Car Parade Schipul Web Design Tendenci Website Photos by Forrest Purser -26
  • Art Car Party 2007 by eschipul 21
  • Art Car Party 2007 by eschipul 110
  • "The Liberty Van" by Lynda Farley
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